Tunisia: Private health workers go on strike

Tunisia – The General Union of Health and the General Metal Union affiliated to the General Union of Tunisian Workers have decided to go on general strike due to the continued refusal to raise wages. Despite a general agreement between the Tunisian General Union of Labour and the Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts a year ago to approve wage increases for private sector workers, some sectors have so far refused to raise wages Despite the erosion of the purchasing power and the cost of living.